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Table 2 Baseline descriptive data for the HIVMS (n = 125)

From: Finding meaning in life while living with HIV: validation of a novel HIV meaningfulness scale among HIV-infected participants living in Tennessee

 

Mean

SD

Factor loadings

As a patient with HIV Infection…

   

1. My life is full of interest.

5.47

1.78

.74

2. When I think about my life I very often feel how good it is to be alive.

5.84

1.81

.78

3. Doing the things I do every day is a source of deep pleasure and satisfaction.

4.94

1.89

.81

4. I anticipate that my personal life in the future will be full of meaning and purpose.

5.51

1.85

.83

  1. SD = standard deviation.